insert_link Nam Elections 2024Electoral Commission Launches Provisional Voters Register De Wet Siluka of the Electoral Commission announced on Friday, 12 September 2025, the launch of the provisional voters register ahead of the regional and local authority council elections. He emphasized that the register allows citizens to verify that their names are correctly included before the polls. today15 September, 2025
insert_link Nam Elections 2024SADC delays final report on Namibia’s 2024 elections More than six months after Namibia’s general elections in November 2024, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has yet to release its final election observation report, missing the three-month deadline by a wide margin. This delay persists despite preliminary findings that described the elections as peaceful and generally democratic. “We want to know whether our election was free and fair.” The absence of the full report has left stakeholders and […] today19 May, 2025
insert_link Nam Elections 2024LPM Questions Credibility of SADC Observer Mission Reports The Landless People's Movement has questioned the effectiveness of observer mission reports, arguing that they lack enforcement and fail to ensure electoral integrity. LPM spokesperson Lifalaza Simataa specifically criticized the SADC Electoral Observation Mission report on Zimbabwe, highlighting contradictions between the report's findings and official endorsements by regional leaders. In its 29 November 2024 preliminary report, SEOM says it will provide further analysis in its final report, including recommendations for […] today17 February, 2025
insert_link South AfricaS.A Court Hears Challenge to Political Funding Act In South Africa, the Western Cape High Court will hear My Vote Counts’ application challenging the constitutionality of the Political Funding Act from today until Wednesday. It believes the Act does not meet its constitutional aims of transparency, openness, and accountability and needs strengthening. ActionSA's spokesperson, Matthew George, says the application brought by My Vote Counts is ill-conceived in its attempt to lower and remove donations and reporting thresholds respectively. […] today17 February, 2025
